Land & Sea Diner Restaurant — Restaurant in Fair Lawn

It pains me to say but this place has gone downhill in recent years. The first time I visited was pre-pandemic during a storm. At an hour when other places in the area had closed, the Land & Sea provided a highly-rated dining experience and a cozy shelter from the rain. The food was amazing and the waitresses couldn't have been friendlier. And so I decided to add a new place to my dining list.

However, I have noticed a decline in food quality the past few times I've been here this year. And my dining experience the other night emphasized this. The scrambled eggs I ordered came with soft green particles on the inside- merged into the yolk- and the bacon was highly chewy, despite being overcooked. The pancakes, though, were still pretty good and they provided the only good and edible quality to the meal. It's just a shame as the waitresses were still as friendly as ever, and I couldn't help but feel bad for them through the restaurant's decline and lack of customers in recent months.

I've only ordered breakfast/lunch items while dining here (eggs, wraps, etc), whereas other members in my party have gotten specials and other dinner meals. And I will say that breakfast and lunch seem to be the main categories that this restaurant provided well, despite certain food issues. I can't speak for the management, though I suppose that tacking off the reliance on restaurant-quality meals may assist the quality of its better category options. But for now, since it's the food that's the focus, it's also the food that's keeping me from returning...

Not sure where the people who gave this place more than 1 star ate, but sure wasn't here at Land and Sea Diner. This place is dreadful. Wife ordered a BLT on lightly toasted white. What came was a sandwich on very toasted bread that was literally burnt black on the inside. It had nasty romaine lettuce, the outer leaves that you normally tear off and toss with 4 slices of pale pink, unrippened tomato. My son got the crabcakes over linguini. Crab cakes is what was listed but they are actually fake crabmeat (sea legs) that looked like it was put through a ricer and made into a patty covered with a tasteless thick coating that we think was cornmeal. The sauce on the pasta was watery, tasteless and seemed to be a mix of a few chopped unripe tomatoes, ketchup and water. I got a cheeseburger, it was awesome, huge and one of the best I have had. Enjoyed it immensely. The pickle spears we very good too. The small cups of cole slaw that came with sandwiches - disgusting. A weird musty taste. I agree with other reviewer, wanted to give less than 1 star but no...

Walking in and the place practically being empty should have been a warning sign.. We were seated at a table that wobbled and chairs that felt like they were going to break as you sat down. The table water was disgusting and tasted like metal. The bathroom was so outdated, dilapidated and smelled like a gym locker room. For some crazy reason I ordered salmon with broccoli. There was nothing on the broccoli and it tasted like it was boiled in dirty water. Thinking the salmon was probably previously frozen, No big deal.. it was raw. Our waitress was sitting at the counter with her back to us so I had to walk it over to her and at least she as well as the hostess were apologetic but the manager never bothered to come over and see if we wanted something else or to at least apologize. My salmon came back and I think it was microwaved. There was no moisture at all! No butter, no spices, nothing. My dinner came with a dessert. We chose apple pie. How bad could...